Sharjah

English

Alternative forms

• Ash Shariqa, Ash Shariqah (rare)

Etymology

Borrowed from Gulf Arabic الشارجة (aš-šārja), probably with influence from Persian شارجه (šârje). Compare Arabic اَلشَّارِقَة (aš-šāriqa), Hijazi Arabic الشارقة f (aš-šārga).

Proper noun

Sharjah

1. An emirate of the United Arab Emirates.
2. The capital city of Sharjah emirate, United Arab Emirates.

Coordinate terms

• United Arab Emirates
  • Abu Dhabi
  • Ajman
  • Dubai
  • Fujairah
  • Ras al-Khaimah
  • Umm al-Quwain

Translations

one of the emirates of the United Arab Emirates

• Arabic: اَلشَّارِقَة f (aš-šāriqa)

  Hijazi Arabic: الشارقة f (aš-šārga)

• Armenian: Շարջա (Šarǰa)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 夏爾迦／夏尔迦 (Xià'ěrjiā)

• Esperanto: Ŝarĵo
• Greek: Σάρια f (Sária)
• Hindi: शारजाह (śārjāh)
• Japanese: シャールジャ (ja) (Shāruja)
• Persian: شارجه (šârje)
• Russian: Ша́рджа m or f (Šárdža), Аш-Ша́рика m or f (Aš-Šárika)
• Urdu: شارجہ m (śārjah)

city

• Arabic: اَلشَّارِقَة f (aš-šāriqa)
• Armenian: Շարջա (Šarǰa)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 夏爾迦／夏尔迦 (Xià'ěrjiā)

• Esperanto: Ŝarĵo
• Hindi: शारजाह (śārjāh)
• Japanese: シャールジャ (ja) (Shāruja)
• Persian: شارجه (šârje)
• Russian: Ша́рджа m or f (Šárdža), Аш-Ша́рика m or f (Aš-Šárika)
• Urdu: شارجہ m (śārja)

Further reading

• Sharjah on Wikipedia.Wikipedia